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The Use and Abuse of Archetype Driven Design

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Andy and Anthony talk about archetypes in Cube design. They discuss what archetypes are, why they’ve become a fundamental part of limited set design, and the uses and limitations of applying the same process to Cube design.

Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Cassie’s cube, The Facedown Slide, heavily featuring morph, cycling and related mechanics.

Timestamps:

  • 5:24: Listener submitted pack 1, pick 1
  • 13:59: What is an archetype?
  • 15:35: 10, 2-color archetypes in limited design
  • 19:19: Some differences between limited design and Cube design
  • 26:33: What works about archetype driven Cube design
  • 32:36: The texture and style of different deck archetypes
  • 35:47: How to avoid low-agency, on-rails drafting
  • 38:40: The approach to archetypes in the Regular Cube
  • 42:32: Making archetypes meaningful with small numbers of cards
  • 45:01: Emergent archetypes in the Combat Trick Cube
  • 50:13: The relationship between build-arounds and archetypes
  • 52:46: How many cards do you need to define an archetype
  • 1:01:32: Summary and closing thoughts

    • Discussed in this episode:

    • Tungsten Cubes
    • TC Tugger
    • I Think You Should Leave
    • Andy’s Combat Trick Mini Cube
    • Maramas’ Entomb Pumpkin

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      You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

      • Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
      • Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

        • If you have a question for the show, or want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube, email us at [email protected]. Please include how you’d like to be credited, your pronouns, a link to your cube if relevant. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord.

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        Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

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